Drumheller, Alberta, Canadai
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β Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Colour: green, red, beige Description: iridescent crusts on fossil ammonites Reference: Grice, Joel D. (1989) Petrified Wood from the Dinosaur Graves of Southern Alberta. In: Famous mineral localities of Canada. Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences, 190 pages: 48-51; 152. |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Habit: rhombohedral, scalenohedral Colour: white, yellowish Reference: Grice, Joel D. (1989) Petrified Wood from the Dinosaur Graves of Southern Alberta. In: Famous mineral localities of Canada. Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences, 190 pages: 48-51; 152. |
β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: Menzies, M.A., and Frazier, S. (2012) Unusual quartz and chalcedony pseudomorphs from Canadaβs Alberta badlands. Rocks & Minerals, 87, 6, 512-521. |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: short prismatic, pyramidal terminations Colour: colourless Reference: Grice, Joel D. (1989) Petrified Wood from the Dinosaur Graves of Southern Alberta. In: Famous mineral localities of Canada. Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences, 190 pages: 48-51; 152. |
β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Colour: white, grey Description: botryoidal, fine-grained replacements of dinosaur bones and wood fragments Reference: Grice, Joel D. (1989) Petrified Wood from the Dinosaur Graves of Southern Alberta. In: Famous mineral localities of Canada. Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences, 190 pages: 48-51; 152. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Fossils
There are 9 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
Occurrences | 39 | |||||||||||||||
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Youngest Fossil Listed | 66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) | |||||||||||||||
Oldest Fossil Listed | 83.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) | |||||||||||||||
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Fossil Localities | Click to show 9 fossil localities |
- Alberta
- Drumheller
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Bonebed HC 1
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Cambria
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 coal mine near Willow Creek
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Day Digs Site
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Drumheller concretion
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Drumheller region
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Red Deer River
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Rosedale
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Ski Hill
- Drumheller
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Grice, Joel D. (1989) Petrified Wood from the Dinosaur Graves of Southern Alberta. In: Famous mineral localities of Canada. Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences, 190 pages: 48-51; 152.
Menzies, M.A., Frazier, S. (2012) Unusual Quartz and Chalcedony Pseudomorphs from Canada's Alberta Badlands. Rocks & Minerals, 87(6), 512-521.
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Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drumheller |
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Wikidata ID: | Q1012991 |
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